3D background

[b125killer]

Before urethane


After urethane

[Mugwump]

Before urethane


After urethane

Wow.....that's sweeeeeeet, Scott.......very nice 

[wsantia1]

That is sure one nice background Scott.

[b125killer]

Thanks Jon and Willie.

[BillT]

Looks real nice.

[b125killer]

Thanks Bill

[b125killer]

Things didn't go as planed with the background! It seemed to be a bit bigger with all the cement I put on it. It was also brittle. chunks of it was falling off. When I was forcing it into place it snapped. I think next time I might go with fiberglass. it will be some time before I try another one. Now I have a mess to clean up! 

 

[LizStreithorst]

What a shame.  All that hard work for nothing

[Mugwump]

Patch it up and make it fit......grow moss over any flaws....

[b125killer]

It was a good learning experience. I think i used the wrong cement or didn't mix it right. It should of been a lot harder then it was. Next time I have extra Styrofoam laying around I'll try it again. I might rethink the waterfall.  Try and make it smaller and flow between the rock face.  I'll make one and get it right. Sometimes I have to fail to learn.

[b125killer]

I could of tried and patch it back together.  But I really didn't like the way the cement was. It wouldn't of held up very long in a full tank. Next time I'll make it one flat sheet.  I think i got carried awaywith the angles. It was hard to fit into the tank. And pieces where already falling off. I think fiberglass would work better.

[LizStreithorst]

It was a good learning experience. I think i used the wrong cement or didn't mix it right. It should of been a lot harder then it was. Next time I have extra Styrofoam laying around I'll try it again. I might rethink the waterfall.  Try and make it smaller and flow between the rock face.  I'll make one and get it right. Sometimes I have to fail to learn.

Don't feel bad.  I most often learn by failing.

[BallAquatics]

I never look at my projects in that way.  If you go on to create a fantastic background, this was all just a part of the learning curve.

Sorry this one didn't pan out as you had envisioned, but it was a great thread to follow.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dennis

[b125killer]

It was a good learning curve. I don't usually post my falure on line. I think that stings more then it not working. I'm happy that you enjoyed the thread. I was tempted to just use the "rock" and glue it to the glass. But it was just crumbling in my hand.

[BallAquatics]

I guess I just have a different way of looking at things.....  To me, you didn't fail, this one just didn't work out the way you wanted.

Dennis